Thinking through solidarity organizing, with an eye to how we can better live the change, as well as how we often slip in to colonial patterns when working together across distance and difference. Written from the perspective of a long time US and now Canada based international solidarity activist turned political geographer.

Jul 9, 2015

This gorgeous video of the powerful solidarity song Latinoamérica by calle 13 uses an I am you trope that does not feel appropriative to me, because the I seems to be Latin America itself, a land and people together as a living being. I don't know who did the translation in the subtitles here, and they're not fabulous, so also check out the translation below by my friend and compa Michael Joseph. The two women who sing in this video are some of my favorite singers of all time, both of whom I've had the honor of hanging out with. The first is Toto la Momposina, and the second is Susana Baca. If you don't know their work check them out too. I'm looking forward to seeing calle 13, they are coming to Toronto for the Panamerican games!